MILITARY PERSONNEL
Fritz Witt
1908 - 1944

Fritz Witt
Fritz Witt (27 May 1908 – 14 June 1944) was a Waffen-SS commander during the Nazi era. During World War II, he served with the SS Division Leibstandarte before taking command of the SS Division Hitlerjugend. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fritz Witt has received more than 266,418 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Fritz Witt is the 984th most popular military personnel (down from 748th in 2019), the 2,387th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,846th in 2019) and the 187th most popular German Military Personnel.
Memorability Metrics
270k
Page Views (PV)
61.47
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
5.96
Effective Languages (L*)
1.81
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Fritz Witt ranks 984 out of 2,058. Before him are Nguyễn Ngọc Loan, Nakano Takeko, Takasugi Shinsaku, Kosta Pećanac, Hōjō Ujiyasu, and Ding Ruchang. After him are François Claude Amour, marquis de Bouillé, Yakov Pavlov, Fukushima Masanori, René Schneider, Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d'Erlon, and Constantin Prezan.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNguyễn Ngọc Loan
1930 - 1998
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 978
Nakano Takeko
1847 - 1868
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 979
Takasugi Shinsaku
1839 - 1867
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 980
Kosta Pećanac
1879 - 1944
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 981
Hōjō Ujiyasu
1515 - 1571
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 982
Ding Ruchang
1836 - 1895
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 983
Fritz Witt
1908 - 1944
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 984
François Claude Amour, marquis de Bouillé
1739 - 1800
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 985
Yakov Pavlov
1917 - 1981
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 986
Fukushima Masanori
1561 - 1624
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 987
René Schneider
1913 - 1970
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 988
Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d'Erlon
1765 - 1844
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 989
Constantin Prezan
1861 - 1943
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 990
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1908, Fritz Witt ranks 119. Before him are Nicholas Kaldor, Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, Alejandro Scopelli, Yevgeny Vuchetich, Christa Schroeder, and Louis, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine. After him are Johanna Budwig, Janina Lewandowska, Michael, Prince of Montenegro, Aden Adde, Françoise Dolto, and Albert Scherrer. Among people deceased in 1944, Fritz Witt ranks 133. Before him are Arsen Kotsoyev, Lina Cavalieri, Hellmuth Stieff, Israel Joshua Singer, Heinz Brandt, and Kosta Pećanac. After him are Alime Abdenanova, Helmut Lent, Charles Diehl, J. Walter Christie, Riccardo Zandonai, and Joseph Caillaux.
Others Born in 1908
Go to all RankingsNicholas Kaldor
ECONOMIST
1908 - 1986
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 113
Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
WRITER
1908 - 1974
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 114
Alejandro Scopelli
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1987
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 115
Yevgeny Vuchetich
SCULPTOR
1908 - 1974
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 116
Christa Schroeder
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1908 - 1984
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 117
Louis, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1968
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 118
Fritz Witt
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1908 - 1944
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 119
Johanna Budwig
PHYSICIST
1908 - 2003
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 120
Janina Lewandowska
PILOT
1908 - 1940
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 121
Michael, Prince of Montenegro
NOBLEMAN
1908 - 1986
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 122
Aden Adde
POLITICIAN
1908 - 2007
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 123
Françoise Dolto
PSYCHOLOGIST
1908 - 1988
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 124
Albert Scherrer
RACING DRIVER
1908 - 1986
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 125
Others Deceased in 1944
Go to all RankingsArsen Kotsoyev
WRITER
1872 - 1944
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 127
Lina Cavalieri
ACTOR
1874 - 1944
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 128
Hellmuth Stieff
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1901 - 1944
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 129
Israel Joshua Singer
WRITER
1893 - 1944
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 130
Heinz Brandt
NOBLEMAN
1907 - 1944
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 131
Kosta Pećanac
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1879 - 1944
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 132
Fritz Witt
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1908 - 1944
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 133
Alime Abdenanova
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1924 - 1944
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 134
Helmut Lent
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1918 - 1944
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 135
Charles Diehl
HISTORIAN
1859 - 1944
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 136
J. Walter Christie
ENGINEER
1865 - 1944
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 137
Riccardo Zandonai
COMPOSER
1883 - 1944
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 138
Joseph Caillaux
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1944
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 139
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Fritz Witt ranks 2,387 out of 7,253. Before him are Christa Schroeder (1908), Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1769), Heinz Brandt (1907), Louis, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine (1908), Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688), and Georg Gänswein (1956). After him are Johann Christian Reil (1759), Armin Hary (1937), Princess Maria Christina of Saxony (1770), Duke John Albert of Mecklenburg (1857), Stephen the Posthumous (1236), and Peter Schöffer (1420).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsChrista Schroeder
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1908 - 1984
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 2,381
Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
NOBLEMAN
1769 - 1818
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 2,382
Heinz Brandt
NOBLEMAN
1907 - 1944
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 2,383
Louis, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1968
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 2,384
Johann Friedrich Fasch
MUSICIAN
1688 - 1758
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 2,385
Georg Gänswein
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1956 - Present
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 2,386
Fritz Witt
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1908 - 1944
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 2,387
Johann Christian Reil
PHYSICIAN
1759 - 1813
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 2,388
Armin Hary
ATHLETE
1937 - Present
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 2,389
Princess Maria Christina of Saxony
NOBLEMAN
1770 - 1851
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 2,390
Duke John Albert of Mecklenburg
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1920
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 2,391
Stephen the Posthumous
POLITICIAN
1236 - 1271
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 2,392
Peter Schöffer
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1420 - 1503
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 2,393
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany
Among military personnels born in Germany, Fritz Witt ranks 187. Before him are Hermann Breith (1892), Winrich von Kniprode (1310), Hans von Obstfelder (1886), Reiner Stahel (1892), Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer (1922), and Hans Cramer (1896). After him are Heinrich Bär (1913), Eugen Ritter von Schobert (1883), Martin Gottfried Weiss (1905), Theodor Wisch (1907), Fritz Klingenberg (1912), and Ernst-Günther Baade (1897).
Hermann Breith
1892 - 1964
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 181
Winrich von Kniprode
1310 - 1382
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 182
Hans von Obstfelder
1886 - 1976
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 183
Reiner Stahel
1892 - 1955
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 184
Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer
1922 - 1950
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 185
Hans Cramer
1896 - 1968
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 186
Fritz Witt
1908 - 1944
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 187
Heinrich Bär
1913 - 1957
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 188
Eugen Ritter von Schobert
1883 - 1941
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 189
Martin Gottfried Weiss
1905 - 1946
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 190
Theodor Wisch
1907 - 1995
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 191
Fritz Klingenberg
1912 - 1945
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 192
Ernst-Günther Baade
1897 - 1945
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 193